Although Christmas for many people starts when the outside decorations go up, or the visit to Thursford (see the post), or receiving cards or the school Nativity play, My Christmas always begins with my annual visit to see Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet. I can remember as a child going to see the Nutcracker at the Festival … More Christmas Greetings
How fortunate we were to have chosen a date just two days after the second COVID-19 national lockdown ended, so looking forward to going out somewhere other than a supermarket, grocery shopping. Thursford was our chosen venue for a December Oasis ladies outing and it was fabulous. Claire, Jules, Beccie, Lorraine and myself, Theresa met … More Thursford Enchanted Journey of Light
Escape into art? You must be pulling my leg Lilly, isn’t that a little highbrow? Well exactly; thinking of my younger self I was something of a philistine, certainly where art and poetry concerned. Truth be told, little Lilly as well as being a tad spotty, was anti art! Maybe that was the punk in … More Escape to the World of Art
Dear Oasis ladies, partners, friend and allies, The end of the year is rapidly approaching and there is only one more Oasis zoom in 2020. We will remember that number – for all the wrong reasons! However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccination is being rolled out and, although it will … More December Christmas Zoom
It is with great sadness that I learnt from Mary’s daughter, Mandy, that Mary, her father had died on Wednesday 9th December. She was in hospital for a prolonged stay and was then discharged into a care home for end of life care. I first met Mary at Barbara’s house, when I started to attended … More Our Mary
This story starts with a ghost of an idea. Or the idea of a ghost. The ghost went unnoticed for a very long time. It was a very quiet little ghost and did it’s best to hide away. It had to hide as people would not understand it. Its spent a lots of time’s pretending … More Ghost Story
The recent judgment from the High Court risks untold, irreparable damage to young trans people in England and Wales. It heralds nothing less than a new era of discrimination, treating trans youth differently from all other young people and barring them from accessing life-saving care. The judgment does not make it a mandatory requirement for … More A dangerous betrayal of trans youth
Petra’s Corner The technical musings of a geek girl! As we enter the month of December our thoughts turn to Christmas and, I suspect, in many homes to purchasing presents for family and friends. This year many more of us will be buying our presents on-line, we will be reaching for the Internet and seeking … More Christmas Cheer!
Well here we are again, another month has past by and we’re in lockdown v2, with us moving to Tier 2 in December. Lockdown v2 doesn’t seem the same as the last one. Our children are in education, our young people are in universities, lots of shops are open and a lot more footfall in … More November Oasis Blog
Hello, Do you live in any of the following areas? Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Hertfordshire and West Essex Mid and South Essex Norfolk and Waveney Suffolk and North East Essex? The Nottingham Centre for Transgender Healthcare (NCTH) with Cambridge and Peterborough Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are at the very early stages … More Local Transgender Healthcare Service
I am indebted to Petra for the two articles that appear in this post. As we all know Transgender Awareness week ran from Friday 13th to Friday 20th November, with Transgender Day of Remembrance taking place on Friday 20th. Transgender Awareness Week is to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members … More Transgender Awareness Week
I thought long and hard about changing the Oasis website. People have commented that the writing is quite small and does not stand out against the pink background. So now I’m experimenting with a different theme and colours. Your thoughts are always valuable. What do you think of this theme?
November the 20th, a date to remember for the Trans community. … More TDoR 2020
Get ready to Zoom at our November Virtual Meeting. … More November Zoom meeting
Hello again Oasis ladies, partners and friends. Another month has passed and we are still no nearer being able to hold Oasis meetings in person. Beccie’s October blog painted a bleak picture of a sharp rise in Covid cases and, almost inevitably, we find ourselves in ‘lockdown 2’. By an extraordinary coincidence, at this precise … More Down and Ups
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